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gallerist

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The owner or operator of an art gallery

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From gallery + -ist, possibly by analogy with artist, or influenced by French galeriste; compare German Galerist. Attested since 1962, popular in US since 2000s.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: galerista — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Emilian: galeréssta — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Finnish: galleristi — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • French: galeriste — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Galician: galerista — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • German: Galerist — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • German: Galeristin — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Greek: γκαλερίστας (gkalerístas) — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Italian: gallerista — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Portuguese: galerista — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Russian: галери́ст (galeríst) — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Russian: галери́стка (galerístka) — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Russian: галере́йщик (galeréjščik) — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Russian: галере́йщица (galeréjščica) — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Spanish: galerista — the owner or operator of an art gallery
  • Turkish: galerici — the owner or operator of an art gallery
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